How to Use
Preparation
Parts description
HOME menu/OPTION menu
About folders and files
Display window
- Display during HOME menu operation
- Display when recording is stopped
- Display when recording
- Display during playback
- Display when listening to an FM radio broadcast (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
- Display when recording an FM radio broadcast (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
- Display of the current file information
- Display during folder selection
- Display of the file list
Power
- Recharging the battery using a computer
- Disconnecting the IC recorder from your computer
- Recharging the battery using a USB AC adaptor
- Disconnecting the IC recorder from the USB AC adaptor
- Turning the power on
- Turning the power off
- Using the screen off timer
Memory card
Initial settings
Language setting
HOLD
Maintaining the volume level (European model only)
Recording
Recording
- Recording sound from the built-in microphones
- About the recording level guide
- Monitoring sound while recording
- Various operations while recording
Various operations/settings
- Selecting a recording scene for each situation
- Registering recording settings in “My Scene”
- Tips for better recording
- Default settings for the Scene Select menu
- Starting to record automatically in response to sound – the VOR function
Recording via other devices
- Recording with an external microphone
- Recording from external equipment (using the synchronized recording function)
- Recording without using the synchronized recording function
Using external devices
Playback
Playing
Various operations/settings
- Reducing noise in the playback sound and making the human voice clearer – the Clear Voice function
- Transcribing a recorded file (Transcription Playback Mode)
- Adjusting the playback speed – the DPC (Digital Pitch Control) function
- Selecting the sound effect (Effect)
- Customizing the sound level
- Selecting the playback mode
- Playing back a specified section repeatedly (A-B repeat)
- Listening with better sound quality
- Searching forward/backward during playback (Cue/Review)
- Searching the desired point quickly (Easy Search)
Using a calendar
Setting an alarm
Editing
Erasing files
Organizing files
Track marks
- Adding a track mark
- Erasing a track mark
- Erasing all the track marks in the selected file at one time
Dividing files
Changing names
Protecting files
FM radio (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
Registering radio stations
- Presetting FM radio stations automatically (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
- Presetting FM radio stations manually (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
- Erasing preset FM radio stations (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
Tuning in a radio station
- Tuning in an FM radio station manually (manual scanning) (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
- Tuning in an FM radio station automatically (automatic scanning) (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
- Tuning in a preset radio station (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
Recording radio broadcasts
Changing settings
- Switching the receiver sensitivity of the FM radio (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
- Switching the scanning sensitivity (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
- Switching the FM radio output between speaker and headphones (ICD-UX543F/UX544F only)
Settings menu
Using the settings menu
Menu items
- Selecting the recording mode (REC Mode)
- Selecting the microphone sensitivity (Built-in Mic Sensitivity)
- Reducing noise when recording (Recording Filter)
- Selecting the input mode and the input sensitivity of an external device (Ext. Input Setting)
- Turning the operation indicator on or off (LED)
- Setting the clock using the menu (Date&Time)
- Selecting the clock display (Time Display)
- Turning the beep sound on or off using the menu (Beep)
- Using the sleep timer (Sleep Timer)
- Setting the time period for the IC recorder to turn off (Auto Power Off)
- Resetting all menu items to the default setting (Reset All Settings)
- Formatting the memory (Format)
- Checking recording time available (Available Rec. Time)
- Checking the system information (System Information)
Computer
Using the IC recorder with a computer
- Connecting the IC recorder to your computer
- Structure of folders and files
- Copying files from the IC recorder to your computer
- Copying a music file from your computer to the IC recorder (drag and drop)
- Playing back music files copied from your computer using the IC recorder
- Using the IC Recorder as USB memory
Software
Sound Organizer
- What you can do using Sound Organizer (for Windows only)
- System requirements for using Sound Organizer
- Installing Sound Organizer (for Windows only)
- The Sound Organizer window (for Windows only)
Specifications
Specifications
- About compatible memory card
- System requirements
- Design and specifications
- Maximum recording time
- Maximum playback time of a music file/number of files
- Battery life